Vienna Airport pax up 7%, cargo down 2%; handles 10.4 million pax in 1H2012

Austria's Vienna International Airport passenger numbers up 7% - traffic highlights:

• Jun-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 2.1 million, +7.1% year-on-year;
  • Cargo volume: 20,902, -1.9%;
  • Aircraft movements: 21,804, +2.2%;
• Six months ended 30-Jun-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 10.4 million, +7.9%;
  • Cargo volume: 131,061 tonnes, -8.0%;
  • Aircraft movements: 120,455, -0.3%.

According to the airport, passenger numbers on Eastern European routes increased 17.3% while passenger numbers on Western European routes increased 5.1% and Middle East passenger numbers increased 14.4% in Jun-2012.

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